Federal Bureau of Investigation

Robert Stolarik for The New York Times

News about the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 28, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation is altering its strategy in combating domestic terrorism inspired by Islamic State amid fears about attacks on American soil; is quickly apprehending people suspected of having ties to terrorism rather than sitting back and gathering evidence. MORE

Jul. 22, 2015

Closing arguments are heard in trial of New York State Sen Thomas W Libous, who is accused of lying to FBI agents about arranging job for his son at law firm. MORE

Jul. 22, 2015

Concern is mounting at the FBI as growing number of agents with online security experience depart for high-paying jobs in the private sector; talent drain comes as corporations turn their attention to threat posed by hackers. MORE

Jul. 11, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation reveals that Dylann Roof, accused of killing nine people in Charleston, SC, church in June, was able to buy gun used in murders when local prosecutors failed to respond to FBI request for information about Roof's permit application; failure underscores ongoing problems in federal background check system. MORE

Jul. 10, 2015

James B Comey, Federal Bureau of Investigation director, announces that authorities thwarted multiple plots by Islamic State operatives for Independence Day attacks in United States; says people arrested were recruited by ISIS online and that encrypted communications have made plotters more difficult to trace. MORE

Jul. 9, 2015

FBI opens investigation into 2013 police shooting death of Jermaine McBean in Broward County, Fla; McBean's family has accused police there of tampering with records in case. MORE

Jun. 30, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation opens inquiry into Clinton Correctional Facility, from which murderers Richard W Matt and David Sweat recently escaped; investigation will focus on drug trafficking and other criminal conduct as well as security and oversight at prison in months leading up to escape. MORE

Jun. 23, 2015

FBI agents are struggling to establish exactly who was operating computer as they build case against St Louis Cardinals employees accused of breaking into Houston Astros network and stealing baseball intelligence; have narrowed field to four or five statistical analysts who were working at residence near team's complex, but electronic forensics alone may be insufficient to establish whose fingers were on keyboard. MORE

Jun. 17, 2015

Justice Dept and FBI are investigating allegations that St Louis Cardinals personnel hacked into Houston Astros database to steal closely guarded information about players; attack would represent first known instance in which professional sports team hacked network of another team. MORE

Jun. 5, 2015

Family of Usaamah Rahim, Boston man who was shot after FBI agent and police officer say he threatened them with knife, dispute image painted of him by law enforcement; say they knew nothing of his alleged affinity for Islamic extremists nor his reported threat to behead police officers; middle class family seems shaken and shocked in first appearance since death. MORE

Jun. 5, 2015

Boston law enforcement move quickly to share video footage after police and FBI shoot and kill black Muslim man Usaama Rahim, who had been under surveillance for possible terrorism; show video footage to select group, majority of whom later say that it confirms police account that Rahim lunged at agents with knife. MORE

Jun. 5, 2015

Pair of unsolved shootings in northern Colorado have prompted local police, sheriffs and the FBI to form investigative task force; seemingly random shootings claimed lives of male bicyclist and female driver. MORE

Jun. 2, 2015

Former Republican House Speaker J Dennis Hastert is set to make his first court appearance linked to allegations that he agreed to pay $3.5 million to keep an unidentified person silent about misconduct; Hastert has been charged only with evading bank regulations and lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about bank withdrawals in connection with the allegations. MORE

May. 30, 2015

Widespread international investigation led by FBI and IRS has led to indictment of 14 people connected to upper strata of soccer association FIFA on bribery and kickback charges; aggressive investigation by United States agencies has led some to question whether aim was to topple leadership of FIFA, which has been accused of corruption, allegation officials deny. MORE

May. 29, 2015

Federal indictment charges J Dennis Hastert, former Republican House Speaker, with lying to FBI and making cash withdrawals from banks to hide misdeeds from years ago; says he was paying $3.5 million to unnamed person for his 'misconduct,' which remains undisclosed. MORE

May. 28, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation inquiry into morcellators, surgical power tools used to remove uterus that could spread undetected cancer cells, is focusing on whether doctors, hospitals and medical device makers broke the law by ignoring problems linked to tools. MORE

May. 13, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation acknowledges that its agents violated guidelines when investigating plots to damage Keystone XL pipeline in 2013 by accessing information about environmental advocates despite lacking authorization. MORE

May. 12, 2015

Police officials in Garland, Tex, defend security at Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest, saying shooting could not have been prevented by Federal Bureau of Investigation memo that was sent a few hours before event was about to start. MORE

May. 8, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation discloses that it sent warning to police in Garland, Tex, that Ed Simpson might appear outside Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest; Simpson was one of two men who carried out attack on gathering. MORE

May. 1, 2015

United States officials confirm that FBI advised family of Warren Weinstein, aid worker kidnapped by Al Qaeda, about paying ransom to militants two years before he was inadvertently killed in American drone strike; add that guidance offered did not conflict with US anti-ransom policy. MORE

Apr. 27, 2015

Editorial scores the Federal Bureau of Investigation following review that showed its forensic hair-sample analysts have testified wrongly in favor of prosecution in overwhelming number of cases since 1985; argues that issue is only latest example of how innocent people can go to prison when courts rely on questionable forensic evidence. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation director James B Comey tells Polish ambassador that he regrets his remarks on Holocaust that Polish officials perceived as accusation of complicity. MORE

Apr. 21, 2015

Polish officials denounce FBI director James B Comey, saying remarks he made in speech at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum implied that Poland was complicit with Nazi regime in World War II; demand official apology from Obama administration. MORE

Apr. 21, 2015

Justice Dept will conduct independent review of Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory procedures after discovering flaws in forensics testimony in hundreds of criminal cases. MORE

Apr. 21, 2015

Op-Ed article by Eric S Lander, director of Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, calls for far more rigorous standards for forensic science, following revelations that high number of criminal convictions are based on scientifically questionable analysis of evidence; cites Justice Dept review showing flawed testimony from Federal Bureau of Investigation in 257 of 268 cases between 1985 and 1999, with 33 defendants in those cases receiving death penalty. MORE

Apr. 18, 2015

Federal authorities are expected to use Federal Bureau of Investigation sting of Robert V Gentile, for illegal firearms sale, as leverage against him in an ongoing investigation into the 1990 heist of $500 million in art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; investigators believe Gentile knows whereabouts of the stolen art works. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

David Makol, FBI agent who made name for himself investigating insider trading, returns to the Securities and Exchange Commission as a forensic accountant in its market-abuse unit. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests former JPMorgan Chase broker Michael J Oppenheim, charging him with embezzling some $20 million in client money over past four years. MORE

Apr. 16, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has identified several persons of interest in relation to 2008 Times Square bombing, and that event was likely linked to two other explosions in city at same time; represents first progress in case in past seven years. MORE

Apr. 11, 2015

San Bernadino County, Calif, sheriff's office places 10 deputies on paid administrative leave in connection with beating of suspect Francis Pusok following high-speed car chase and desert foot pursuit; video shot from news helicopter appears to show excessive force on part of deputies, and has triggered a civil rights investigation by the FBI. MORE

Apr. 9, 2015

National data on police shootings of civilians remains frustratingly out of reach, largely due to absence of rule requiring that such incidents be reported to Justice Dept; federal officials, including Atty Gen Eric H Holder Jr and FBI director James B Comey, have advocated change in reporting requirements. MORE

Apr. 9, 2015

Former senior FBI agent Richard L Lambert sues bureau, claiming he was forced from his job as a senior counterintelligence officer in retaliation for his dissent on prosecution of Army microbiologist Bruce E Ivins for series of anthrax letter attacks in 2001; Lambert, who led FBI investigation of Ivins, claims bureau had gathered enough exculpatory to make it likely that Lambert, who committed suicide, would not have been convicted. MORE

Apr. 6, 2015

Internal memo reveals that FBI has mandated fitness test for its agents for first time in 16 years; memo from director James B Comey reveals concern for agency's image, as well as concerns that agents have had less time for personal fitness due to systemic changes in years following Sept 11 attacks. MORE

Apr. 3, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation confirm that Zulkifli bin Hir, Malaysian bomb-maker, was killed in botched police raid in Philippines on Jan 25. MORE

Mar. 28, 2015

Editorial criticizes FBI and Drug Enforcement Agency for failing to properly report sexual misconduct by its employees or assess security risks of such violations; warns such behavior leaves agents at risk of extortion and blackmail and lowers their credibility; holds agency leaders must make it clear that sexual misconduct will not be tolerated. MORE

Mar. 27, 2015

Both the Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Intelligence are reorganizing in ways intended to boost status of analysts; shift, brought about by evolving threat of cyberattacks and other issues, presents thorny job of meshing worlds of streetwise agent and the brainy analyst. MORE

Mar. 26, 2015

Report by Federal Bureau of Investigation 9/11 Review Commission says bureau has made good progress since Sept 11 terror attacks but strongly needs to better its intelligence capabilities and hire more linguists, tech experts and informants; says it still lags in countering evolving terrorist threats. MORE

Mar. 16, 2015

Police departments across country are adopting so-called StingRay device, which allows them to track and listen in on cellphones, but technology has come with unusual nondisclosure requirement; FBI officials have warned that any discussion of StingRay could allow criminals and terrorists to circumvent it; issue has elevated stakes in heated debate about privacy and public disclosure of government practices. MORE

Mar. 16, 2015

Federal law enforcement officials are increasingly confident that they will be able to file criminal case against hackers who attacked JPMorgan Chase, which would break pattern of breaches of large American companies going unpunished; indictments and arrests would be victory for Preet Bharara, United States attorney in Manhattan, and for FBI. MORE

Mar. 10, 2015

United States increases reward from $1 million to $5 million for information leading to safe return of former FBI agent Robert A Levinson, who disappeared while visiting Kish Island, Iran, in 2007; Iran denies knowledge of whereabouts of Levinson; reward increase occurs as Obama administration and Iran are actively working to close nuclear agreement. MORE

Mar. 10, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation reportedly interviewed Sen Harry Reid in 2014 as part of its continuing inquiry into Sen Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey who will likely face corruption charges. MORE

Feb. 20, 2015

White House does not invite FBI director James Comey to conference on preventing violent extremism at home and abroad, reportedly because administration does not want to focus too heavily on law enforcement issues; omission raises questions about who is leading anti-terrorist effort. MORE

Feb. 16, 2015

Charles M Blow Op-Ed column submits that national conversation on race that many have called for will not arise as future grand event, but is already occurring via numerous small discussions; applauds FBI Dir James Comey for entering conversation by acknowledging law enforcement's role in racial oppression. MORE

Feb. 14, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal officials say they are investigating whether killings of Muslim students Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Deah Shaddy Barakat and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, NC, was a hate crime; murders were first thought to be sparked by parking dispute between students and neighbor Craig Hicks. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

FBI Director James B Comey, speaking at Georgetown University, uses unusually candid language to characterize racial views of police officers who work in neighborhoods where African-Americans commit high rate of crime; says racial discrimination becomes an irresistible mental shortcut for such officers; comments are aimed at achieving fresh dialogue on police bias in the wake of deaths of unarmed blacks like Michael Brown. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation Dir James B Comey will give speech at Georgetown University addressing relations between police officers and African-Americans; will be first time an FBI director has publicly discussed race issue at length. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

Major commercial real estate developers scramble to prepare bids to construct new 2.1-million-square-feet FBI headquarters in Washington, DC; financial requirements for project include minimum of $1 billion in liquid assets; winning bidder will gain right to tear down aging J Edgar Hoover Building and redevelop its prime real estate, though return will not come for at least a decade. MORE

Jan. 22, 2015

Investigation by FBI finds no evidence to support civil rights charges against police officer Darren Wilson, who shot teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo, and Justice Dept recommends against prosecuting Wilson; Atty Gen Eric Holder emphasizes that investigation was independent from that conducted by Missouri authorities, who reached similar conclusion; broader civil rights inquiry into racial profiling is still underway. MORE

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In response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by The New York Times, the Justice Department has partially declassified this report about the F.B.I.’s involvement in administering the warrantless surveillance program authorized by the FISA Amendments Act. When the report was completed in September 2012, it was entirely classified.